{"id":6751,"date":"2021-04-16T08:36:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-16T08:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bodhost.com\/kb\/?p=6751"},"modified":"2026-02-26T14:03:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T14:03:09","slug":"mysql-fails-to-begin-shows-errcode-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bodhost.com\/kb\/mysql-fails-to-begin-shows-errcode-30\/","title":{"rendered":"When MySQL fails, it shows Errcode: 30"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>In this tutorial, we\u2019ll explain to you the problems stemming when MySQL fails to begin and shows Errcode:30<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3><strong>What is MySQL?<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>MySQL<strong> is basically a Structure query language. <\/strong>MySQL lets you access and handle databases. It is a computer language for storing and retrieving data stored in relational databases.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Why MySQL fails to begin and shows errcode: 30<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Sometimes you may log in to the WHM or your server command-line interface and try to restart MySQL. MySQL might fail to start with: Errcode:30 \u2013 Read-only File System.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Description:\u00a0<\/strong>Whenever you try to start a service, you see an error reporting the file system is read-only.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Workaround: <\/strong>First of all you need to remount the drive so it allows read and writes. Before mounting your device, you need to check <code>\/var\/log\/messages<\/code>\u00a0for any kind of signs of disk issues, and consider running a smart scan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>How can you determine a problem is due to File System Errors?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>To check the mounts and remount with <code>mount<\/code>, you can remount with mount<code> -o remount,rw &lt;partition&gt;<\/code><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>We sincerely hope that you now have a clear idea how to resolve MySQL when it fails to begin with Err code: 30. However, if you are still facing any difficulty in the procedure mentioned above, feel free to reach out to the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bodhost.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bodHOST<\/a><\/strong> Team for proactive 24\u00d77 support.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this tutorial, we\u2019ll explain to you the problems stemming when MySQL fails to begin and shows Errcode:30 What is MySQL? 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